Metal legend Ronnie James Dio is battling cancer but according to his wife and manager, Wendy Dio, the cancer is in the early stages and she seems optimistic about his recovery. She Posted the following update on the Dio website on Wednesday: "Ronnie has been diagnosed with the early stages of stomach cancer. We are starting treatment immediately at the Mayo Clinic. After he kills this dragon, Ronnie will be back on stage, where he belongs, doing what he loves best, performing for his fans." A follow up article is here
Zakk Wylde is having a really bad summer. First he gets fired from Ozzy's band with the Ozzman announcing his axing publicly, apparently even before being man enough to tell Zakk in person (A Sharon move perhaps? At least it is consistent with how the Osbourne's treat band members). And then this week he had to visit an emergency room following a concert because of a blood clot. Blabbermouth reports: Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne ) was apparently taken to a local hospital emergency room following Black Label Society's August 19, 2009 concert in Missoula, Montana in order to receive treatment for a blood clot.
The next article: Zakk Wylde's wife Barbaranne has revealed that The Black Label Society frontman is suffering from "a rare genetic clotting disorder" for which he is currently receiving treatment in California. She writes, "Zakk is still on this roller-coaster . One day blood thinners [which are used to prevent clots from forming in the blood, are] too high... next day they don't even register in his blood."
Zakk explained how the clots were found here. And finally he explained that his heavy drinking ways saved his life - here
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